Despite an overwhelming volume of data, businesses struggle to extract timely insights. KG Charles-Harris, CEO of Quarrio, explains how their AI-driven platform empowers leaders with instant access to critical information—eliminating delays and driving smarter, real-time decision-making.
TAMPA BAY, Fla., April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- With 402.89 million terabytes of data created daily in 2024—and that number expected to soar to 181 zettabytes by 2025—businesses are struggling to make sense of the information overload. (1) Traditional reporting tools can't keep up, leaving organizations unable to extract timely insights. KG Charles-Harris, Co-Founder and CEO of Quarrio, joins host Karla Jo Helms (KJ) in this week's episode of the Disruption Interruption podcast to discuss how AI-powered reporting is changing the game. "Businesses aren't struggling because they lack data —they're struggling because they can't access it quickly enough," says KG Charles-Harris. "Quarrio provides them with those answers in seconds."
Why Organizations Struggle to Leverage Their Information
From ERP and CRM systems to HR management and supply chain platforms, companies spend millions structuring and maintaining vast amounts of information. "The most valuable data is already within our systems," says KG Charles-Harris. "But the ability to use that data is very low. That means we're not being particularly effective in how we're driving our enterprises."
The complexity of these systems is often the primary barrier. Legacy business intelligence tools often require specialized knowledge and lengthy learning curves, slowing down decision-making and limiting access to critical information. "Our organizations have become so complex that we have a hard time managing," explains Charles-Harris. Despite the abundance of operational data, companies are frequently unable to turn it into actionable insights.
Quarrio's AI-powered platform is designed to break through these barriers by offering a conversational interface that allows users to query data in natural language. "Business people don't want to learn query languages. They just want the answer," says Charles-Harris. "But if it takes more than three minutes to learn, user adoption drops precipitously."
Quarrio's Real-Time Insights: Revolutionizing Decision-Making for Business Leaders
For business leaders like VPs of sales, the ability to access critical information quickly can mean the difference between success and costly setbacks. Yet, in many mid-sized to large organizations, generating reports often takes weeks.
"If I want to ask any questions outside standard dashboards, it takes an average of two to three weeks to get that report back," says KG Charles-Harris, Co-Founder and CEO of Quarrio. Their solution leverages real-time accessibility, empowering leaders to make informed decisions without the frustrating delays of traditional reporting systems.
The financial implications of this efficiency are enormous. "We're losing somewhere between $800 billion and $2 trillion per year in the U.S. economy because we're not able to act in real-time," emphasizes Charles-Harris. By eliminating the traditional cycle of data retrieval, analysis, and decision-making, Quarrio accelerates business outcomes. "We're taking a process that used to take quarters and reducing it to seconds," he concludes.
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About KG Charles-Harris
KG Charles-Harris is the Co-Founder and CEO of Quarrio, an AI-powered platform that revolutionizes how businesses access and interpret data. By combining natural language processing and machine learning, Quarrio enables non-technical users to engage in conversational analytics, unlocking actionable insights without the need for specialized training. With a career spanning over two decades, KG has consistently driven innovation in Big Data and analytics, making advanced technology accessible to companies of all sizes.
An accomplished entrepreneur, KG previously co-founded EMANIO, where he introduced industry-leading data integration and predictive analytics tools. His groundbreaking work in technology earned him the United Nations Global Young Entrepreneur Award, presented by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the UN's 7th World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs. KG also co-founded GenoMar, a genomics company dedicated to advancing food safety and aquaculture, further demonstrating his ability to apply cutting-edge technology to solve real-world challenges.
In addition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, KG has a background in technology investment banking and private equity, having founded Nesta Advisors & Capital and led major biotechnology M&A initiatives. He is also deeply committed to social impact, establishing health clinics in developing countries, supporting inner-city education through the M3 Foundation, and co-founding OMOD to promote social justice in Europe. KG's leadership continues to bridge innovation and positive societal change.
About Karla Jo Helms
Karla Jo Helms is the Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR® Strategist for JOTO PR Disruptors™. Karla Jo learned firsthand how unforgiving business can be when millions of dollars are on the line — and how the control of public opinion often determines whether one company is happily chosen, or another is brutally rejected. Being an alumnus of crisis management, Karla Jo has worked with litigation attorneys, private investigators, and the media to help restore companies of goodwill into the good graces of public opinion — Karla Jo operates on the ethic of getting it right the first time, not relying on second chances and doing what it takes to excel. Helms speaks globally on public relations, how the PR industry itself has lost its way, and how, in the right hands, corporations can harness the power of Anti-PR to drive markets and impact market perception.
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